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I have many vivid and wonderful memories of family and friends gathering around the table to celebrate holidays, special events and just the companionship of one another. Meals were always a special event whether eaten at a table with cloth napkins, holiday decorations and the good china, or on a picnic table with a red checked tablecloth on a balmy summer day.

Throughout history, meals have always occupied a special place in the world's great religions. As we gather for sustenance and companionship, we are in our most vulnerable human condition, and that's where the Divine enters. This is precisely why mealtime is sacred and shouldn't be subservient to television, texting and other interruptions. We need each others companionship and the opportunity to be fully human so much that we can't let distractions overwhelm us.

My wife Natalie, and I have always enjoyed cooking, and as our sons, Jared, Jeff and Kevin got older, they all became good cooks. I had been working on putting together a book of both traditional family recipes and favorite newer recipes, but how do you ever say such a thing is done. So, I decided that the best solution would be to put the recipes online where they would be available to friends and family, and now of course to anyone else who is interested. And now we have added three wonderful daughters-in-law, Izabella, Amie and Katy, who with their extended families, I'm sure will be contributing some wonderful recipes.

So. Make some great food, gather around the table with your loved ones and strangers as well, give thanks to God, share your stories and celebrate life.

Bon appetit! - Mark Karney

Flatbread

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Mar 022013

I was looking for something unique to go along with hummus rather than the usual pita bread, so I modified my pizza dough recipe a bit and came up with this flatbread recipe. It’s easy to make other than it takes a bunch of cookie sheets, but it is worth the trouble.

I topped my pieces with fresh rosemary, others with toasted sesame seeds, and some with fresh black pepper. You can be innovative here. This recipe contains a significant amount of whole grains without being overly heavy.

Fresh flat bread goes well with hummus and tapenades or you can add various toppings for a full light meal or appetizer.

Flat Bread

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Author: Mark Karney

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warm water
1 pkg. fast rising dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup flax seed meal
2 1/2 - 3 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
3 Tbsp. olive oil
1 egg
1 Tbsp. water
fresh rosemary, black peper, sesame seeds or other herbs

Instructions

Put warm water in a bowl and stir in sugar.
Sprinkle yeast on top and let it react for a few minutes.
Stir in oats, flax seed meal and whole wheat flour and let the liquid soak in for 5 minutes or so.
Add salt, two cups of flour and oil and knead with a bread hook on an electric mixer or by hand.
Gradually add in more flour until a soft, but non-sticky ball of dough forms.
Cover and let the dough rise in a warm place for at least 1/2 hour.
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
Flatten the dough on your board into a circle about 1 inch thick.
Cut the dough, pizza style, into 16 pieces.
Roll each piece of dough into a ball and roll out on a floured board to a elongated piece a little less than 1/8 inch thick.
Put the pieces on parchment covered cookie sheets.
Whisk together the egg and 1 Tbsp. water.
Brush each piece of dough lightly with the egg mixture and top with either rosemary, black pepper or toasted sesame seeds.
Lightly push the toppings into the dough, and bake for 15-20 minutes till crisp and golden brown.

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Phillip Bread

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Dec 152011

Jared ate dinner at his friend Phillip’s (thus the name) house and was served this bread and we have been making it ever since. Phillip’s parents are from Italy and thus this is an authentic Italian recipe which his mom, Claudia, gave to us.